So only one person had physical hardship? Is it Frank? His mom? His dad? His sister? His brother? And did everyone experience the other harships? Are there any kinds of hardships we haven't discovered? Did [LTPF List of integers] people experience the hardships? Relevant? Are you one of Frank's family?

Is the person who experienced the physical hardship his wife? his child? Was the physical hardship related to not having enough to eat? having to work hard? not having a place to live? not having adequate clothing?

Due to something that Frank said, he, his wife and his child have a lifetime of hardship. All of them more or less have to endure emotional and possibly financial hardship and the child has to endure physical hardship and another kind of hardship as well. The reason why the child has to suffer from those additional hardships is not a lack of food but it has to do with nutrition. When he said the thing that triggered it all, Frank was not misunderstood.

Was the child not allowed to eat certain things? Because of an allergy/intolerance? Did he/she have to become a vegetarian? vegan? Did the child have to endure this hardship from the moment of his/her birth?

Relevant to whom Frank said the relevant thing? Was the physical hardship done to the child directly by Frank? by Frank's wife? by third party? If Frank and his wife hadn't had a baby, would someone else experience the physical hardship?

Was the child not allowed to eat certain things? Because of an allergy/intolerance? Did he/she have to become a vegetarian? vegan? Did the child have to endure this hardship from the moment of his/her birth? YesNo to the rest, and there's an FA in there.

Is a certain event in Frank's life relevant? Yes

Relevant to whom Frank said the relevant thing? YesWas the physical hardship done to the child directly by Frank? Noby Frank's wife? Yesby third party? No

If Frank and his wife hadn't had a baby, would someone else experience the physical hardship? No

Did he say the relevant thing to his wife? to his child? Did he want to give his wife some advice about what to eat during her pregnancy? And he was wrong about it? But the wife did it nevertheless and therefor the baby was handicapped or malformed?

Is the relevant event the birth of his child? His wife's pregnancy? Both are relevant, but Frank said the relevant thing during her pregnancy.

Did he say the relevant thing to his wife? Yesto his child? No, FADid he want to give his wife some advice about what to eat during her pregnancy? Yope. Explore.And he was wrong about it? YesishBut the wife did it nevertheless She did what he said and therefor the baby was handicapped or malformed? Yes

Did she misunderstand the amount that she should drink? Something about "a glass" (which denoted a specific amount) whereas she was filling a glass they happened to have, which was larger than the recommendation?

Differences in type of alcohol? Like drinking a glass of wine versus drinking a glass of hard liquor (straight, one assumes which *shiver*)?

Did she misunderstand the amount that she should drink? NoSomething about "a glass" (which denoted a specific amount) whereas she was filling a glass they happened to have, which was larger than the recommendation? No

Differences in type of alcohol? NoLike drinking a glass of wine versus drinking a glass of hard liquor (straight, one assumes which *shiver*)? Thus no

So Frank encouraged his wife (can we call her Fiona?) to drink something during pregnancy? Which he knew contained alcohol? But for reasons not determined, he thought the alcohol wouldn't hurt the baby?

Was the drink clearly an alcoholic beverage? Wine? Beer? Some sort of mixed drink?

Was it marketed/presented as medicine?

Kind of alcohol - I'm guessing ethanol? Because if it was methanol she'd be dead...

Was he encouraging Fiona to drink the beverage because of other ingredients it contained?

So Frank encouraged his wife (can we call her Fiona? Sure) to drink something during pregnancy? YesishWhich he knew contained alcohol? YesBut for reasons not determined, he thought the alcohol wouldn't hurt the baby? Yope. Explore.

Was the drink clearly an alcoholic beverage? YesWine? Beer? Some sort of mixed drink? No to all

Was it marketed/presented as medicine? Noish to yope. Good question. Explore.

Kind of alcohol - I'm guessing ethanol? RightBecause if it was methanol she'd be dead... Well, that'd be bad

Was he encouraging Fiona to drink the beverage because of other ingredients it contained? Could be, but I think it's mainly the alcohol

Did Fiona know she was pregnant? NoWas she showing "pregnancy symptoms" (e.g. morning sickness) and Frank mistook them for symptoms of something else? YesWhich he thought could be cured with alcohol? Yes

Was Frank trying to get her drunk? NoNot drunk but relaxed? YesishWere Fiona and Frank trying to get pregnant? No

Were, err...how do I ask this delicately...Were they having marital difficulties and Frank thought a drink or two would better facilitate intimacy? No

(On reflection, I think my abstract phrasing actually made that LESS delicate...) xD

I guess you all have read or heard at least once about women giving birth in random places without even having been aware of being pregnant. Well, Fiona is one of them. When she was pregnant, she didn't develop any of the typical signs of pregnancy, except for occasional feelings of sickness. Frank, her husband, however related that to stomach problems and suggested that she should drink a schnapps whenever she feels unwell. Due to the alcohol exposure during the entire pregnancy, the couple's baby developed Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

It happens with some regularity actually. And if you have no real symptoms, including no major weight gain, maybe some health issues, and had irregular cycles...then yeah, I can see really easily how it would happen.

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